AMARONE 2017 - DAL FORNO ROMANO

Romano Dal Forno built his winery with a single purpose: to craft wines that uniquely express their terroir, their varieties, and their origin—breaking all the rules along the way! His Amarone is one of those wines, and among the most legendary in the world. Especially in this exceptional vintage, awarded 98 points by James Suckling and 95 points by Wine Enthusiast.

Romano creates wines that carry the history and soul of those who lived and thrived in the Illasi Valley. As he says, “We don’t need to do anything—the land does it all for us.” He apprenticed under the great Quintarelli, but their paths diverged when Romano’s vision for Valpolicella went beyond tradition. Today, there isn’t a fine wine cellar or collector’s list that doesn’t include Dal Forno’s wines—perhaps that’s why they’re so rare and sought after!

The blend of Amarone 2017 Dal Forno Romano consists of 60% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Croatina, and 10% Oseleta. After harvest, the grapes are left to dry in well-ventilated rooms for 70–80 days, concentrating their flavors. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at high temperatures (28°C). Afterward, the wine ages for 60 months in new French barriques and American oak barrels. The result is simply epic.

Whether you love Amarone or not, Amarone 2017 Dal Forno Romano is a wine you must experience at least once in your lifetime!

It has deep, almost black color with an impressively complex bouquet of black cherry, plum, blackberry, vanilla, smoke, cinnamon, clove, ink, chocolate, cedar, iodine, and coffee.

On the palate its structure is monumental, full-bodied to the point that you can chew the wine, with firm tannins and vibrant acidity. Flavors of ripe sour cherry, blackberry, cherry jam, vanilla, pepper, cinnamon, tea leaves, cocoa, dried herbs, leather, and smoke fill the palate.